diff --git a/reactos/base/system/services/rpcserver.c b/reactos/base/system/services/rpcserver.c
index 5555357f181..ef82f0b0834 100644
--- a/reactos/base/system/services/rpcserver.c
+++ b/reactos/base/system/services/rpcserver.c
@@ -1511,9 +1511,6 @@ ScmrOpenSCManagerW(handle_t BindingHandle,
     if (ScmShutdown)
         return ERROR_SHUTDOWN_IN_PROGRESS;
 
-    if (!ScmWaitForEvent())
-        return ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED;
-
     dwError = ScmCreateManagerHandle(lpDatabaseName,
                                      &hHandle);
     if (dwError != ERROR_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/reactos/base/system/services/services.c b/reactos/base/system/services/services.c
index 5fa835defac..60ad9fd45a1 100644
--- a/reactos/base/system/services/services.c
+++ b/reactos/base/system/services/services.c
@@ -94,30 +94,6 @@ ScmCreateStartEvent(PHANDLE StartEvent)
 }
 
 
-BOOL ScmWaitForEvent()
-{
-    HANDLE hEvent;
-    BOOL ret = FALSE;
-
-    hEvent = OpenEvent(EVENT_ALL_ACCESS,
-                       FALSE,
-                       TEXT("SvcctrlStartEvent_A3752DX"));
-    
-    if (hEvent)
-    {
-        DWORD ret = WaitForSingleObject(hEvent,
-                                        INFINITE);
-
-        if (ret == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
-            ret = TRUE;
-
-        CloseHandle(hEvent);
-    }
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
 BOOL
 ScmNamedPipeHandleRequest(PVOID Request,
                           DWORD RequestSize,
diff --git a/reactos/base/system/services/services.h b/reactos/base/system/services/services.h
index 52f531cd765..f823a7816aa 100644
--- a/reactos/base/system/services/services.h
+++ b/reactos/base/system/services/services.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ VOID ScmStartRpcServer(VOID);
 
 /* services.c */
 
-BOOL ScmWaitForEvent();
 VOID PrintString(LPCSTR fmt, ...);
 
 /* EOF */